There are certain costs orders which the court will commonly make in proceedings before trial and I am often asked what they mean. Here is a list.

Court’s discretion as to costs: rule 44.2

4.1

The court may make an order about costs at any stage in a case.

4.2

There are certain costs orders which the court will commonly make in proceedings before trial. The following table sets out the general effect of these orders. The table is not an exhaustive list of the orders which the court may make.